单词	freeman
释义	freeman /ˈfriːmən / noun (plural freemen) 1British A person who has been given the freedom of a city or borough: he was made a freeman of the City of Birmingham in 1982... During a 20-minute ceremony attended by 600 guests, including schoolchildren, local residents and dignitaries, the Prince was invested as a freeman of the city. Over the years, field marshals, generals, prime ministers and archbishops have been made honorary freemen of the city, although Winston Churchill did not take up the offer. The former manager of Derby County, Nottingham Forest and, briefly, Leeds United became the first living person to be made an honorary freeman of the city of Derby. 2 historical A person who is not a slave or serf.Although Norwich's custumal prohibited serfs from becoming freemen, it may be doubted that a thorough enquiry was made of the background of each applicant.... Above the serfs were the Villeins, freemen who were tied to their lord's land, equivalent to the Saxon gebur. The problem of loyalty was reflected in the ceremonial developments of the act of commendation in which a freeman became a vassal.
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